Turtle’s Back [Haiku]

water rolls 
over rock rounded like
a turtle's shell

Headwaters [Haiku]

atop the cascade
sits a still pool,
burbling

every cascade
begins with drips and drops
and ends in the sea

Posted on June 13, 2021 by B Gourley

water flows,
rolling over rocks,
riding contours

I
thundering falls
sing a mind into trance —
timeless sound

II
nearing the falls,
the grand spectacle becomes
a fog wall

III
yamabushi
sit under the cascade —
nails unhammered

IV
seeking earth’s center,
the river drops as far as
land allows

V
a round boulder
sits at the precipice,
refusing to roll

Posted on March 26, 2020 by B Gourley

thunder yon
Zambezi rafting
greenhorns beware

cataract
water wind-misted
plume-zone green

terraced hill
rice paddy cascades
depth perfection

dry season
murmur to trickle to
fall-less falls

level rising
the overspill rolls
pulling drops